Today we begin Deuteronomy Chapter 17. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. Before we dive into the content of Deuteronomy Chapter 17, let me remind you of the backdrop of what’s going on here. Deuteronomy Chapters 17-21 deals specifically with the guidelines established for the magistrates and […]

“Likewise, do not set up a standing-stone; Adonai your God hates such things.”-Deuteronomy 16:22 In my last post, we just got done talking about how the Lord prohibits planting any sort of tree as a sacred pole or erecting a standing-stone beside the altar of HASHEM. Now some of you may have been wondering… …what […]

“You are not to plant any sort of tree as a sacred pole beside the altar of Adonai your God that you will make for yourselves.”-Deuteronomy 16:21  From verse 21, the Lord calls out those unacceptable religious practices that although universally practiced, Israel is to avoid.   In fact, the government authorities themselves are to be […]

“You are to appoint judges and officers for all your gates [in the cities] Adonai your God is giving you, tribe by tribe; and they are to judge the people with righteous judgment.  You are not to distort justice or show favoritism, and you are not to accept a bribe, for a gift blinds the eyes […]

“You are to appoint judges and officers for all your gates [in the cities] Adonai your God is giving you, tribe by tribe; and they are to judge the people with righteous judgment.”-Deuteronomy 16:18 Verse 18 starts off by telling us that the “YOU shall appoint judges…”. Who is “you” referring to here? Many people mistakenly assume that […]